Buses Buses Buses

Today we woke up for church and were running a little late. We missed the 98 (our bus to downtown) and decided to take a chance with the 50 bus. We were hoping that it would take us downtown and make it to church.

Instead it took us to an E-Mart we thought was at the bus terminal so we got off. It turned out we weren't any where the thought we were (save for E-Mart.) So we decided to look around...and buy some Roman Noodles.

Since its rainy season it meant that it was raining and we were of course without our umbrellas. We stopped at a sandwich shop to each lunch/breakfast Alice et Lucy. They served American style sandwiches and Miranda got a Ham and Cheese and I got a Chicken Salad Sandwich with nuts and raisins. It was delicious (as our kids would say.) It tasted like the best sandwiches we both have had in months...perhaps it was only because how nostalgic it was, but it was fantastic. The lady making our lunch even spoke English.

From there we hitched a ride on another bus 45 that we believed would take us to downtown...and it would of, except we were worried we hit it wrong it was going to the greenhouses that it dumped us at yesterday. We ended up at the Gwangju World Cup Stadium. We walked around a park, and saw a golf range with 3 stories. But we weren't were we needed to be, so we decided to move on. We jumped onto another bus.

The 47 bus was going to take us whether it lead, and we were riding it to the end, unless it hit downtown, which as we watched the city go by felt unlikely. It finally pulled up to a place we recognized. The Bus Terminal. So we jumped out and explored the terminal, then went to a place I would call Wayne heaven: KUMO WORLD. Kumo World is basically a 6 stories Fry's Electronics. It has Computers, Cell Phones, Musical Instruments, Electric Fans, Video Games, Sound Boards and pretty much anything electric. Kumo World was amazing but there was nothing for us there, and we soon needed to go find our way home.

We ate and quickly jumped on the 9 bus to downtown. We knew this bus would get us to our destination and we were happy to get going. Arriving downtown we felt that we should look around some more and eat dinner. While we were out we saw several note worthy sights, but my favorite was a store called YO! Black Secret...which was a small clothing boutique.

We didn't have a camera with us, so we missed opportunities to share the sights, however we learned a few good points about Gwangju bus system. It is bigger than we ever knew, and we shouldn't just take random buses if we have a place to go. I regret missing church and I regret not doing some more work around the house. But, I enjoyed today...it was a great adventure.